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Wexford General Hospital fire
Irish Examiner view: Remarkable response to danger
Wexford General Hospital fire

Fri, 03 Mar, 2023

Third of doctors who complete specialist medical training in Ireland moved abroad
Third of doctors who complete specialist medical training in Ireland moved abroad
A study by the HSE has acknowledged that the retention of fully trained specialists was 'of particular concern' as such doctors represented a large investment by the State

Fri, 17 Feb, 2023

Stethoscope and pen laying on patient information blank
GP staff crisis escalates as hundreds near retirement
Towns in Cork, Kerry, and Clare are all under pressure, Oireachtas Health Committee told

Wed, 14 Dec, 2022

Strike by junior doctors over 'unsafe' working hours averted
Strike by junior doctors over 'unsafe' working hours averted
Employers can now be fined for not sticking to the agreed conditions after agreement with HSE and Department of Health

Mon, 12 Dec, 2022

I’m a paediatric doctor, but my job means I may never have children of my own
I’m a paediatric doctor, but my job means I may never have children of my own
As a non-consultant hospital doctor and a woman in her early 30s, when I try to picture the next five years and where starting a family might fit into that, I feel overwhelmed 

Wed, 30 Nov, 2022

New courses planned to meet demand for vets, dentists, nurses, pharmacists and doctors
New courses planned to meet demand for vets, dentists, nurses, pharmacists and doctors
Twenty colleges have proposed to deliver new courses by as soon as 2024 to build national skills in these essential disciplinary areas, which are currently experiencing shortfalls in the numbers being trained

Mon, 28 Nov, 2022

File Photo Fianna F‡il is warning that numbers in the Defence forces have hits a Ònew low.ÓAt the end of May, there were only 8,
Defence Forces sees exodus of doctors 'as better pay available elsewhere'
The Defence Forces should have 25 Medical Officers (doctors) based in the country, but only nine can be currently counted as operational

Thu, 03 Nov, 2022

'GPs must have better understanding of the menopause' 
'GPs must have better understanding of the menopause' 
ICGP launch new info guide and webinar for GPs to help them better care for patients going through menopause

Tue, 04 Oct, 2022

No more headaches for Paul Reid as he departs HSE
No more headaches for Paul Reid as he departs HSE
Mr Reid said recently that he thinks every day about the decisions that were made or not made

Fri, 30 Sep, 2022

Patients benefit as 800 non-EU doctors granted improved work access 
Patients benefit as 800 non-EU doctors granted improved work access 
It is estimated about 2,000 doctors will ultimately benefit under various changes to the rules, with patients to get easier access to care

Fri, 16 Sep, 2022

Stethoscope and doctor sitting with laptop stress headache about work in hospital
'It's so insulting': Junior doctors moved between hospitals for training left without pay
The Irish Medical Organisation said for "some new NCHDs, 'not getting paid' is their first experience of working with the HSE."

Mon, 08 Aug, 2022

Doctor writing a medical chart.
Number of college places for medical students to increase from September
The number of college places offered in Irish medical schools is set to increase from September, as part of plans to increase the number of students studying to become doctors here by 2026.

Tue, 12 Jul, 2022

Doc on call... after call, after call: 'We’re already 70% booked out by 8.30am every morning'
Doc on call... after call, after call: 'We’re already 70% booked out by 8.30am every morning'
Ireland does not have enough GPs to meet our needs — and this shortfall can have serious consequences

Fri, 10 Jun, 2022

Hospital Stock
Over 400 doctors have emigrated to Australia so far this year
Patients needing catch-up care after the pandemic delays are facing a critical year just as doctor emigration shoots up, the has warned.

Sun, 29 May, 2022

Half of counties have fewer than 10 GPs offering abortion services
Half of counties have fewer than 10 GPs offering abortion services
The seminar also heard from Amy Dunne who was known as ‘Miss D’ during a landmark legal case in 2007 centering on the right to travel for abortions

Wed, 25 May, 2022

Hospital Live: 'Nothing can prepare you for being told you'll have your nose amputated'
Hospital Live: 'Nothing can prepare you for being told you'll have your nose amputated'
The first episode of RTÉ's three-part show provided fascinating insight into the lives of both patients and staff in the Irish hospital system 

Tue, 24 May, 2022

GP surgery stock
Plans afoot to add 200 extra medicine college places
Traditionally one of the highest-demand undergraduate courses, the first round of CAO cut-off points increased at almost every medicine course last year

Sat, 16 Apr, 2022

Doctors ballot for industrial action over long working hours 
Doctors ballot for industrial action over long working hours 
A survey revealed that 40% have worked over 24 hours in one shift and 91% feel they have little or no control over their work lives

Tue, 12 Apr, 2022

Global Healthcare Medicine Insurance Doctor Concept
Letters to the editor: Doctors' earnings always in the limelight
There seems to be a lack of curiosity as to why these doctors are earning sums no doctor in Ireland ever should from the public purse

Sat, 02 Apr, 2022

Dr Hazel Wallace: ‘You never get over grief, but you grow around it’
Dr Hazel Wallace: ‘You never get over grief, but you grow around it’
I lost my dad when I was 14. The biggest challenge I've faced in my life so far was that grief as a teenager

Sat, 29 Jan, 2022

GP surgery stock
GP shortfall of 1,660 doctors predicted within six years 
Funding cuts during the recession may have created insecurity in young GPs and made many reluctant to set up their own practices

Wed, 26 Jan, 2022

'A national crisis': Doctors and patients on how GP shortage has affected them
'A national crisis': Doctors and patients on how GP shortage has affected them
'A GP not seeing people could be a matter of life and death for someone'

Sat, 09 Oct, 2021

Almost 700 junior doctors started work without Garda vetting - review
Almost 700 junior doctors started work without Garda vetting - review
HSE audit also found 2,644 international doctors had failed or did not show acceptable proof of 'mandatory' English-language tests

Tue, 31 Aug, 2021

Afghanistan
Humanitarian doctors say operations unaffected by events in Afghanistan
Doctors Without Borders says its operations across Afghanistan have not been affected by the recent developments in Kabul.

Mon, 16 Aug, 2021

Doctor writing a medical chart.
Internship shortage depriving international medical students of right to practice
Without the practical clinical internship year, international medical students cannot practice as doctors here

Wed, 16 Jun, 2021

Reputational risk and damage to career prospects keeping doctors silent about working conditions
Reputational risk and damage to career prospects keeping doctors silent about working conditions
Apathy is the driving factor behind most doctors not making complaints, according to the new report

Mon, 10 May, 2021

Covid-19 Press Conf Monday 24th August
Need to balance easing of restrictions and ongoing Covid risk, says leading Cork GP
Dr Mary Favier, Covid lead for Irish College of General Practitioners, said GPs had noticed an “uptick” in activity in the past week, with more referrals for Covid testing among patients displaying symptoms.

Wed, 28 Apr, 2021

Delayed cancer diagnosis involved in one-quarter of clinical negligence cases
Delayed cancer diagnosis involved in one-quarter of clinical negligence cases
Breast cancer was the cancer most frequently involved in the claims

Fri, 19 Mar, 2021

‘Keep Our Doctors’ group welcome extra intern posts but say more needed
‘Keep Our Doctors’ group welcome extra intern posts but say more needed
Group of medical graduates campaigning for 300 extra intern posts this year have welcomed signals that more than 100 additional posts will be provided

Wed, 17 Mar, 2021

More than 150 consultant posts vacant in Munster hospitals
More than 150 consultant posts vacant in Munster hospitals
Hospitals nationally have struggled to fill consultant roles, with an estimated 728 vacant around the country or filled on a temporary basis by locum staff

Sun, 21 Feb, 2021

GPs may have to close practices to safely give vaccines 
GPs may have to close practices to safely give vaccines 
One doctor says: I could safely vaccinate 60 patients an hour in a church clinic

Wed, 17 Feb, 2021

Obesity study
Irish Examiner view: War on obesity must be led by medics
Even if the obesity epidemic has been exaggerated, huge numbers struggle to reach a healthy weight.

Tue, 16 Feb, 2021

Nurse having headache and tired from work while wearing PPE suit for protect coronavirus disease.
Nurses and doctors 'exhausted' and 'do not feel safe at work' despite vaccine rollout
Union warns Oireachtas health committee of 'tsunami of missed care' as much non-Covid treatment has been set aside for almost a year

Tue, 09 Feb, 2021

FILE PHOTO Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty claims that records obtained under Freedom of Information show that in 2019, then Taoisea
New information raises fresh controversy over Leo Varadkar's leaking of confidential file
New correspondence, released under Freedom of Information to Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty, shows that repeated requests for a copy of the document for then-Minister for Health Simon Harris were rebuffed.

Wed, 20 Jan, 2021

Public health doctors to discuss new industrial action date at end of January
Public health doctors to discuss new industrial action date at end of January
Three days of strike action were due to take place on January 14, 20 and 21 but were postponed due to the worsening Covid-19 situation

Tue, 19 Jan, 2021

Mental health stock
People with mental illnesses may die 10 to 15 years earlier than those without, committee told
People suffering from mental health illnesses can die on average 10 to 15 years sooner than those without mental health issues. That is according to a leading GP, who addressed the Oireachtas committee on Mental Health earlier today.

Thu, 03 Dec, 2020

Government accused of leaving public health doctors no choice but to strike
Government accused of leaving public health doctors no choice but to strike
Doctors specialising in public health voted overwhelmingly on Friday to take industrial action, up to and including strike action.

Sun, 29 Nov, 2020

Third of doctors verbally or physically abused during the pandemic 
Third of doctors verbally or physically abused during the pandemic 
Survey finds doctors on the frontline are being harassed for treatment or procedures that are being delayed or cancelled because of Covid-19

Fri, 06 Nov, 2020

Coronavirus - Fri Oct 23, 2020
Talks between IMO and health chiefs break down over consultants' contracts
Date brought forward for a ballot on industrial action because there is now a belief there is “no possibility of progress”

Thu, 05 Nov, 2020

CC CABINET MEETING
Gerard Howlin: For Leo, the magic is over
What is of lasting consequence is that Varadkar’s veneer is damaged. And that is the least-worst outcome, writes Gerard Howlin

Wed, 04 Nov, 2020

Leo Varadkar leak accusations
Aoife Moore: Documents row shows just how far removed politicians are from ordinary people
In a country that has seen seismic changes in recent years, 90 minutes in Dáil Éireann last night confirmed to most in Irish society that nothing has really changed.

Wed, 04 Nov, 2020

Taoiseach Micheal Martin
Taoiseach ‘not answerable’ for previous government on Varadkar leak
Martin has asked his department to examine what correspondence exists between it and the now-defunct National Association of General Practitioners

Wed, 04 Nov, 2020

Taoiseach Micheal Martin
Taoiseach says he has confidence in Tánaiste ahead of Dáil address on document controversy
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has made a strong show of support for Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, saying he has confidence in him, despite acknowledging he should not have shared a confidential document the way he did.

Tue, 03 Nov, 2020

NAGP threatened to campaign against FG two months before receiving confidential document
NAGP threatened to campaign against FG two months before receiving confidential document
In a letter, then-Chief Executive of the NAGP Chris Goodey wrote: 'Our members advise us that they will inform their patients of the failings in the health service and the role of Fine Gael in the demise of community and GP services.'

Mon, 02 Nov, 2020

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